Apparatus for torpedo boats



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J. OfKELLY & B. A. COLLINS. ELECTRIC S TEERINGAPPARATUS FOR TORPBDO BOATS.

' Patenized K11 (No Model.)

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J. OKELLY & B. A. COLLINS. ELECTRIC STEERING APPARATUS FOR TORPEDO BOATS.

Patented Aug'. 21, 1888.

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J. OKELLY & B. A. COLLINS.

ELECTRIC STEERING APPARATUS FOR TORPEDO BOATS. v

' No. 388,300. Patented Aug. 21, 1888.

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8 Sheeiis-Sheet 4. OKELLY & B. A. COLLINS. ELECTRIC STEERING APPARATUS FOR TORPEDO BOATS.

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(No Model) Sheets-Sfueet 5. J. GKELLY & B. A. COLLINS. ELECTRIC SEERING APPARATUS FOR TORPEDD BOATS.

N0. 388,360. Patented Aug. 21, 1888.

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ELECTRIC STEERING APPARATUS FOR'TORP 00mins D0 BOATS. Patemed Aug. 2.1-, "5.888.

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OKEL Y B. ELECTRIC STEERING APPARATUT FDR TORP EDO BOATS.

atented Aug 110 Model.) a SheetF-Sheet a.

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T US 590R TGRPEDO BOATS. v No, 8883M. Patented. Aug. 21, 1888 FIQZE.

JiXlliES. OKELLY. OF LONDON, AIID BERNARD A. COLLINS, OF 26 MAOHELL ROAD, NUNHEAD, COUNTY OF SUB, EY, ENGLAND.

memes: sresszne neeannrns roe "roneeoo eoafrs.

SPECIFICATIGN forming pari of Letters Patent No. 888,306, dated. August 21, 1888.

Application filed January 3, 1888. Serial No. 959,593. (No model-l To coZZ whom it may concern.- 1 shown at Fig. 9. 11 is 2 plan of the coin- Be it known that we, JAMES OKELLY, oil pass shown at Figs. land in. Figs. 12 andi3 oollessborongb Street, London, Englandjonrrespectively a vertical cross'sectiou and a nalist and member of Parliament, and plan ofainodilied form ofsteering-gear. Fig.

5 NARI) AMBROSE COLLINS, of 26 Maehell Road, 1+. is e plan of apparatus employed at a dis Nunhead,Surreyflflngland, n1eteorologist,snlochargiugstation to enable the position of a jectsof the Queen of Great Britain, have intorpedo to be ascertained at any part of its vented certain new and useful improvements course. Figs. loancl 16 are respeclivelyalon in Torpedoes and in Apparatus Connected IO Therewith, part of which improvements is appolio-propelling means. i ie". 17 is a modifiplienble to the steering ofve'ssels pro 'idcd with cation of the arrangement shown at Figs. steam steering-gear,- of which the following is a and 16, and Figs. 18 and 19 represent another specification. modification.

in carrying our invention into effect we use I Fig. 20 is a plan, and Fig. 21

I5 by p shaped t0l; p(3ll0 divided into air-tightcompartments, as usual, forcontaining the explosive charge, the propelling charge, and the engine, in addition to which we, according to our invention, provide the l 20 torpedo Willi other air-tightcompartments, in l 24 and 25 are respectively a plan view and which we place steering-gear. 1 side elevation of a modification of the driving our steering means to ships or other vessels.

Fl is an elevation Jartlv in section and Fm. 23 is a lau re )resentnn the method in which We employ a signl-ing-rod or telescope in CGlljllllGllOll with the COlllflllSS-Cilld.

ihe invention relates to means whereby tormechanism. pedoes, and vessels are rendered self-steering In all the figures like pails are marked. with in any prcvionsly-deterniined direction, and 25 whereby, when once started on their course,

torpedoes can be controlled froina station and one of the Compartments or chambers of the their course altered, so as to cause them to torpedo, preferably the on For one, A, a dry I similar letters and figures oi reference.

lohow IllOVlll" 0b out until thev strike it. sln room wuss. (6. u )OU tne card moi which is s l l l Lnearrying out. our invention we place in In order that our invention may be clearly secured a. light vuleanite circle, c. understood and readily carried into effect, we circle it, the outside edge of which isjnstim will proceed, aided by the accompanyizng side the-point and degreonmrks, so that they drawings, fully to describe the same; i can be readily seen, we secure two vertical sil- Figure 1 (divided into two parts) represents l ver or copper pins, o (0 one preferably one a. longitudinal vertical section of a torpedo l 5 construetedaccording to ourinvention. Figs. g'ree west of the north point of the compass, 2 and 8 represent, respectively, portions ofau thus leaving a. space of two degrees between enlarged longitudinal vertical section and a l them. crosssection ofthe steei'inggcar shown in Fig. immediately over the center of the compass 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal vertical 40 section of the compass mechanism and the propelling mechanism shown in Fig.1. Fig. an inch iron: the face ol the-compass a,in such 5 is an enlarged plan of the compass nicehanl a manner that when thesaid vertical shal'tbreism and some parts of he propelling niechanl VOlVOS on its axis thearni orhand i) will be eaism shown in Fig. 1, Figs. 6 and Y-represent l pable of" L5 modifications of the compass esea-peinent just as does the hand of a clock describing a mechanism. Fig, 8 represents an enlarged complete circle. 'lhearm or hand 1) is conplan oft-he driving mechanism shown inhig'. vcnicntly one-eighth of an inch thick and i l. h Fig. 9 is an enlarged ertical longitudinal labout half an inch wide, and is carried. with'its section of & modified form of compass mechauism; ifiigu'lO is an enlarged vertical cross vulranito,ivory, glass, or other suitable nonseetion of part'of the compass mechanism conducting substance. On each side of the gitudinal section and a erossseetionof teris :1 cross-section, showing the application of 6;

To this degree east and the other preferably one do c we place a. vertical shall, ii, which carricsan go I arm orhund, bflon its lower end, aboutouehalf passing over the face of the compass, 5

edges in a vertical plane. it; is composed of I00 snlaibeii from one another; either side are capable (alarm; racially conneotorlns will now be dfiSCKllRK The arm or hand b in nlncnd between rho two Jeri/inn: pins m". it is ovidentitlri ft/no 1 rmornnml 1) points toward the rnnrnotio north the pins 61 a will bo equidistant from it, as they are email 30 one degree from the norlli point; of rho (zompziss. (hi the oihor lmnih ii rho arm orhuml b is turned tow-arch any, the norlh-northonst, when between the Lwo vertical pins so a, the effort of illu compo, to rrgnin its nornmi no r5 Sll.i( ll-lfilllli is, Willi ii's north poiniipoinri a toward tin: n'mp'noi'ir: norlili will mun pin. a on the right or eastern side to pro .ignii'isbtho SiLlO ol' Lilo arm or hand lli rim the two oontaoL-wirrs I) on that sidowill ho clout oz-ally 2o oonnrotod by l no said pin a pr g kill them. In like innnnor, if tho hand 5: be Lnrnorl no am to poi nl toward the norlh n orrlr west; rho pin a" on the loft or ootern sillo will press zigninnli the two n-iros 1 on on in? sirlo of the arm or hand I); It is isliorol'oro unparont thznv il tin: arm-or hand 1 be 'Jintod to any direction limtivoini north and south on the ozrstornsoniioil-ole tho \orti zz'al of tho arm or linml Z1, and when or any point oniho won-torn S(}I1ll-13i tionl pin a," will come, in (aonlzwo w wires 0" on the loft Sido.

Tho mechanism we prefer to employ 55 oontrollin the direction and. movomo the vertical shall-l; is as follows: Tho blurs upon it n. largo Wllooi, proviilod sl'lll tin-co hundred and sixi'y loot-1i. on it, periplr ory, or ono tooth for rnoh CL 40 This \rllcol if) is gonrorl by of like ilimnotor, to n pinion, c, on n Bllill I To the said pinion sihul'i, 0 {are secured on capemontnvheoi, 1;, and a pinion driven l n whom on tho shall) of a spiral spring, a, soilmt ion the spiral spring is wound up in tho ordinary Wary by n. lcoy 2i; rho

top of tho pinion-shalt c and sot free the motion ofthonnid slur Lc" is ivrminlorroil lo lhoshzri't; c, thence to tho intormodizrio wheel, b", liy rho 5opinion a, and tho-non to tho whool l), lhoroliy a time, as in all escapeznont-movemems, and

We control the movement; Of'iihfi said orsonponiont-lover in the following manner: small chock or bralio c, is plaice-(l at the Sillii or and of the escapenientlevor d, and it; connected by a rod, 0, working in suitable g, less, wish n small flab-piece, a", 0i 505i? iron, which forums the zirznnlnro of on olocliro nmgnoij, (fl no L-lrnl (:npemonlvlovor 3, thus nlloxi'ing iho intro! to not frooly, and \vlzon tho nni gnvr o" in (lisolinl'igoil or line; no current) passing throirirll it; the rod 0 is drawn forward n rnin by the spiral Spring; c1

To 0; o the olocl'roinngnot no place on oloorrio lmlllory, 4, oi any lvsirwl powmgin flCODVi lionb 1mm oi' thoohninlnrr A, or. ii' (lo- Sircih in the lilrlii or; slivrn vlnnnour l1. "hiss inililorfl-cf' is oonnooliml in; loll-Luvs; From om: polo n. \Vll"( oznls to one polo ol" line loolro magnet a", and from tin: olhor pole of H10 Imitory n wiro. 0 is luil Lo rho nxlo ol'n. ill'lllll or Coil from lhroo to livo of inf-minim (:oppor \riro Tho (mnnoorion ol' iho wiro if Willi 'ihu \\'i ,l" in nnnlo by 1 through 'llzoi ll: of th (irnm or rnol in ilw shim.

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inrinxl. "lhoolhor owl of rho who, in mam-1i llxronggilmooringlirrlno llongilinlinnll {.hrongh tho illi-Plllzl .ihntii upon which tho progn-ilvrnllnl't Works, or tin-(nigh 2i, conlml lnlio lixotl wlllllin rho torpedo wlnrn ol'ncr propvlling means :no (linphgyoilga-ta that it's 41ml nnrxtwln-n (losirml, ho f-1 lll'(,(l on lionril lho orHi-zr lion l'rozn r.-'lii :li iiln: lm-pmlo is liisi-hnrg'nhl'or nnrpo S which will ho (:XlllHlHWl llii'ilH'l on. ".lllil; win of zho i'll2l (li(l 1 a" nob oonnoviwl wilh the battery 0 is (-onnooi'wi iiy win; a nil l1 lho o! slain of H29 liorpo-zlo, no an: To obtain "'Qilrih through iho wnlor in n'hivh llm {orp is sninnorg l l,

ivoalso oricrziro lillo :rlmvo-flrscrihml ifFslllllU" nionl; anal oloouro inn; Hll a" willmnl/nsmg an oloctrio bursary wiL-hinlho L OlDQK O by having lilio bill-Lory on tho. discharging ship or SlilllOll and sending the current through rho \riro f; or wo nno boll; but (cries, nmking Lin: lmllory u" in the torpedo a rolny-hnllory, Lo :rngnwnl. ihrv cnrrontmm from tho buttery on tho ilisohnrg Eng vessel or station,

Tho nilor'oilr-s-iorihad znoolmnisin and claw trioal oonnoolions are or the purpose: 01' on- :rhling the conrnool' who torpuilo to ho iiirootori :13 any dnsiroli Limo, and their lllECiRl-llOll is as follows: Upon lilo vossol or sun ionfroin which the torpedo is Lo ho lisclnu- :;'oil W4: plnco a compass, osmrpoxnonlrgmrii. nmi (.(llllHKililOHS similar in ovory wary to those in tin: torpedo. 'lQho arm or lmml (Wot tho ship or station compass noii lirootion lillib he par: (1, in the torpedo, MW. as oral: nrnl ominpennonis electro magne's on the llisehzi ways in the (iir connected with hnlh sameihe arms or hen when they are both menu will be synehimn.

part of the dial in indie ell. hand, and esenpenient are we f station, just as are {he compass, h capeinent in {he lerpeilo, so that e of the lllSllllliCli wi SCHU'OEI the eirenl. current will pass nlon the drum or reel 1" the torpede, and i. e: to the eleetro-mn ne; n

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sol or slzz "l 1 n l two eleetrom 1 nientlerers at zlie Sill? ll" I quenily the esenr and lllsehnrgi :1 oreletlon, will a); syneli1'onou. ,g nnzl will inore the inning. erl anus L equally :1. ill the lure 0i holgh hour 2 passes. When eonine broken, the r f or checks e will slop the mm'elnonts o" escnpements. so lilzzl he urine or lieu l rest pointing, in I :1

how, l!l(?-Jllilll;ll ll mechanism, we use lire with relere he seine lire thenlmve-llese ship-enmneu, while rm :1 enrcl may be u. Above it-hni1 to my, zahere Z-ll; loving compass or lhe llXuLl e; ver, we senior n horizoninl ZUtl on a piv ;-hnl it 03H} he directed in any part of lhe ion/en. 'llils l'OLl, or it- 'nl l e :1. tell-scope, (see Fig fined 23,) has (:1 ...-;s-hairs-: iii, hell; er lfj so than: an ohjo can be seen by plne 1g the en; one end of it. This rod we (fall the sighting-roll, and ill in for the purpose of obtaining the nnignelle (lirection of any ol jeeb en the horizon. We will now dc-scrihe its \(30 in nneeLion with he foregrnng (lime-tin n'ieehuniszn,

The sighting er llllfill nhoi'e nsshown in neroinpnnriin;sketch.

The sighting-red is ll" lull townill, say, 2% vessel. win sin is, cnl, hr ihe cross hair" The compass llll lulilullll shows QXilf'i-ly the magnetic direellon in which the sighting me lies, and eonsemienlly llhe direction hr the olgjeel'w'essel. l.:l l nee, suppose it. Le polnb toward {he norl'lmesl, by north; by pressing :1 lJliHGli, h whleli weelese neirenit, ashel'ore deserihell. ihe rho!" pass lahle If,

compass l mills: over boll) l'rmnpz lhey loreelhe nor the northeast h to that; given will'loe seen ill-l.

' in n line with, the axis of th lhe age or ehezn ()lli""lif l with one pole Elli elect we '2 will operate.

unngnel to roe-(los com pass points to north east by north the norlh-weshlwnerih point will be directly e torpedo; hence V0 to be burned round Lliree degrees lortylii'e Seconds toward west. b'el'ore the compass would point to north .ireely and the pin a be released from. oemaet with the side of the arm or hand I).

We will now proceed to show how we ae- {ho torpedo would he. i i.

, I (fOlllZLlSll {he changing ol'direction of the torpedo, so as to follow my course set esnhove.

"ihe min or hand b, as beforedeseribed, enrle on its sides the two sels'ol' conlnebwires f f. 'lnene two sets of wires are enlled bhe purl zlnll stnrhonrll wires,respectively,

: zlllli are enrriell i0 ihe elernelmmlier B, where -:reeonneel (:(l as l'ollowsf One of the port- If, is (flJllllQCii-Lll Wllll one pole ol'n storbattery, l'l, while the other is ro-mzignet, other pole of the buttery h is connected he opposite pole 0f lhe eleetro-magnoti :1 wire, h. This is on the port side. The wires, 1')", airwsimilnrly connected with er battery. 71*, and eleeliro-innguet i on lhwill be seen that if the 117G147 on lhe compass comes in contact the wire Z) on {he lel'b or port; side of the i or hand 5 the eireuit will be closed and the porlwlmlrery h and connected electromagln like manner ilthe other comes in contact; with ihe wires 1) on inside of the arm or hand I) the circuit ll be elosed and the battery lfi zmd electroll on the slurboard side will operate. he propeller-shaft in the stern-chamlFigs. 1,2, and 3) we hinge two arms, in a. support, j, so that they form lh eneh other and extend sil so Lhzit the lower en the pert 21nd speelively.

long shape and need with blocks of so us to aebns erniniln res (01 ll hel'el'e described,

sot'b iron, 10'. lectro magnets and are held away from said .iysplrzil springs j. nrins we place OllliQl' shull, j, which carry lwewnerls, j, each. These wheels are sQ nrrnnged that when the electronngnell on one shle \lrnws lhe arm lOWlllLl ll; one wheehj will gear into aworm or screw, k, on the propeller-shell, 7c, and the olhenj, into a horl zonlnl wheel, 5, to be hereinafter described. .ln the same manner the electronlegnet 0n the othersiile wlllwnse similar wheels, j f, to be llrnwn to the propeller-shaft and horizontal wheel 6. The wheel 3 is placed horizontally the propeller shaft; Ir, loosely upon a g, so that i& can move in any direebien Melly. 0n lhe upper portion oi'its pe L y we form beveled teeth, so that can enrelfl will: she lower wheel, j, on either n jj when. the upper wheel, j, geared 3: m .1 er eerew 7c on the propeller magnet "5 or W drawing the arm W. 'Ehe edge er periphery of the horinnangle I smrbonrll electromagneis ii*, r'e- These endsj" are formed into oh- Upon the said dieting lines. The disk before described is placed with its center on the pin marking the objcct-vessel, and its radiating lines are brought so as to correspond with those of the table-card. It now becomes a parent that if a line were drawn from the estimated position of the torpedo through the center of the disk the radiating; line on the disk corresnonding' with the lines so drawn would indicate the compass position of the torpedo as calculated from the objcetwessel. Should the object-vessel remain stationary, that direction would be represented by a line from the center of the tablecard X to the center of the dish, or the prolongation of the same degreelines or" both cards. If, however, the object vessel moved upon the disk being changed to the new position, the line drawn'from the center of it to the position ofthe torpedo would give the direetion itwould be necessary to change the torpedo to in order to make it follow the object-vessels movement. The new direction is set upon the torpedo in the manner before set forth, as are all such changes necessary to bring the torpedo into contact with the objectvesscl. Thus no matter how often the objectvessel may change her position the torpedo can be made to follow her.

The modification represented at Figs. 9, l0,

and 11 is to be nsedin cases where it is desired to dispense with the connections between the discharging vessel or station and the torpedo and to provide the latter with self-contained steering mechanism, which, before the launclr ing of the torpedo, can be set to steer it in any required direction. According to this modification we employ a dry ship-compass, 0., upon the card a of which is securcrhwith capability of being turned thereon, a light vulcanite or other noirconducting circle, a carrying two pins, o a", of similar character to what has been described with respect to the arrangement shown at Figs. 1, 4, and 5, except that in the modification the circle a has formed on its inner edge a circle of teeth which are capable of gearing with a toothed pinion, (65, on the lower end of r. spindle, a, when the said pinion is depressed by acting upon the knob a", lir-zed thereto. The toothed pinion a is normally kept raised out of gear with the teeth of the circle a by means of a spiral spring, a; also, instead of mounting the hand or arm 5) on a. central over the compass, as described with respect to the first arrangement, we, according to the modification now being described, hinge such arm 7/ in a line, fore and ait of the torpedo, to a. fixed stud, I), outside the compasscard, but with the arm I) passing over the edge or" the compass-card and between the vertical pins of a". We also connect to such arm I) a link, b, with itshead b exterior of the torpedo case, and we employ a stop-lcver, a, one arm of which extends underneath the cone pass card, while the other arm is provided with a pin or stud, c which passes through the torpedocase, and said. arm is acted upon by a spring, a, to lreepit-normally in the position shown in the drawings. This lever a is pivoted at a", and is en'iployed to prevent roin. ion of the cornpasscard at the ti me, when the circle a is being rotated by the toothed pinion a. Spring clutch-stops r1?" areinonnted on the compass-card a, whteli are provided with catches a, taking between teeth on the peripl'ieryof the circle a", so thaton thestop-lever it being raised the catches a are lifted clear of the circle a thus allowingit to be rotated for setting the same in relation to the compasscard o, and on the stoplever a being returned to its normal position the coinpass-card a and circle a are clutched together, so that by operating the pinion a the corn pass-card a can be rotated and the pins a. a be placed underneath the arm bQ Guidepieces a. are fixed to the COXllPitSSCEiFd a to guide the circle a in its motion. The arm 0 is provided with the contactwires b I), which are connected with batteries, clcetro niagncts, and steering-gear within the torpedo, oi the cnaracter described with respect to the first arrangement.

\Vhen it is desired to adjust the steering apparatus so as to steer the torpcdoin anygiven direction, the outer arm of the lover a is do pressed by the stud a" so as to hold the boar pass card a from rotation, the arm' or hand I) is raised, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 9, so as to be clear of the pins a" ag and the toothed pinion a is pressed down into gear with the teeth of the circle a. and rotated until the pins a a on such circle are brought to the position required in relation to the points on the compass-card a. The stop-lever o" is then allowed to resume the position shown in Fig. 9,so as to allowthe compass card a to he again locked with the ring ufland to be rotated by the pinion at until the space between the pins or a" comes intoa line with the central line of the torpedo. The arm or hand b is then allowed to fall between such pins a a, after which the torpedo is ready to be sent on its course. The action of the compass upon the steering-gear as the torpedo is being propelled through the water is similar to that described with respect to the first arrangement, except that the direction of steering is not controlled from' the discharging ship or station.

At Figs. 20 and 21 we represent a method in which we apply this part of our invention to the steering of vessels provided with steam i steering-gear. We employ the compass-card and fittings described with respect to Figs. 9, 1.0, and 11, in combination with the steeringgear as shown at Figs. 20 and 21, which latter apparatus is similar to that shown at Figs. 1, 2, and 3, except that the shaft ls, carrying the worm or screw k is driven by steam-power, and instead of passing the tiller-cord in around agroovc on the horizontal wheel Z it is passed round a thick post or shalt, Z, carrying: such horizontal wheel Z, and thence around guidepnlleys to a wheel, a, on the head of the rudder-post a.

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For the propulsion of torpedoes we utilize I and 8 1;. i W43 pim'ze a beveled tootfiicni whm wiizzbiesim, To iiiis wheel w other beveled v mi, j, m: 3,

If: macho 4 helium, n

at timi'omiiwd u'iiwhi mid Lise pews? 1P9} by unwimiing win: 0:- cor-ii him;- now; him cording to 0m iiisaid 111 a clecui'icai cormmiiuns ,4 1m); vessel 01 miim mm Liza u 1.11%: i srug, is (in n 0r drums wire it 01. ii 1501 are woumigin,

capeniieziisfl L ned 21S a y 1 2 00" shaft throui h ithat the p peli-cr for the ZUTPQQU M new Ji'mQd in the males of the torpedo that a "g r .n sash padziiewviieeis 1: extends; 0n

1i. sirm 0f the m is, the other parts beimiwed. in the drawings or chambers, so as .0 wine "in'w mntasi; with the water-that, the: OliifiifiQ pmrb' (if web paddle-whee: if

cit0 giiopel the impede, but the 0mm q will zrzvo-ivc Within theaasings 0r chamg, .2 plan iew, we have aimed the :21 hi J-WiiQQiS if in be driven Hess bzwds or chains from wheels fixed 0 the :irrun I. We. also use the ,13 rcvoiving :it; @z'wh Side 05 the iimiiy, in a pmidie-steanzui' the My being sea, 1i"ciy :ased, m" WC pixies:

flaws wit-him the: EOI'PBQO, as x'epm- 18 an? '19 so biim we paddles required f.

which is =19. min: beiow aha bottem In this 0; ispnr-piniuns 2i: siiieiof edvmnfhvhich i into 8pm) wiieaisic, fixed.

dle-Whack It, 43 i'fih'livlk 31172113 although We I. ml arrangements for pro- ;we in 1101'; claim may of such x ii so fan as the propei iingused as an electric comluc or be- 11 the iiiscixairgingg; ship 01? stziiaisn and {h d wi 36d 0.

Having; now pmbicnimiy (ioscribcii unit asamiziincii. the nature of ursaid iiiivention and W21 manner the wane is L0 be perfi'n'med, 3 11m is--- pmicn a comhinzmon, with the 1 wheel. for conilz'oii' he rudder 311(1 trim net of a comp? i and a pivoted arm lie midis of said magmifs mmmuciaoi's, the 1. compass carrying a conducm adaptedfto con act: with said'arm and complete ci suit of tin; magnet, Substan- Lia in the MUHLJ described. I

The nmnbiuasion, W:' h we herein -deex G steering mechanism comm-oiled by the contact 0f the COSUPLXSSQO duster with the m n C)- m, u mamas RFRfQOIXZE'OlliHg the wt ion 0 n fi-Qm distant place, consisting 0f meahamsm. gcmringwi'tb a pinion mi aha is 2311165, chock 0i brake cin ing a, wheel l i and 2m. eieetrmmag 341 couiruiied by'a make and br m-i w the disiihe brake Z0 release non-comm sting (finale czflverfiieai 353-11111), fic-mfiucting; work mechanism for e a red (2,

rotating the mm b, ele em'a xmgnet armature g iiaiiterii M's-magnets ii armsj i, shaifas flywheels worm 0r screw 5, wheel 2, chain, @0213 0:

wire

mntroiling mechanism on the discharging ship "or iatation connected. by'theiannducbingmimf Wizifl the above-mention ad mechanism of the viies If b m, rudder-wheel n, and similar shearing;

torpedo, substantially as herein shown and de- 6. In the steering mechanism of ships and scribed. torpedoes, the combination of acompass-card, 2o

4; In combination with steeringmechanism a, non-conducting toothed circle a, pinion a", contained within atorpedo,a eondneting-wire, lever 11", vertical pins a a, mist, arni I), link 5 f Connected therewith and with mechanism b,wires Z) 1), batteries h M, ele'ctro-magnetsi on the discharging ship or station, consisting 1*, arms jj*, shafts jflwheels j j, power worm of compass-card a, hand or arm I), axislneon or screw it, horizontal wheel 1, chain, cord, or 25 ducting-wires b b, clock-work mechanism for wire m, and rudder-wheel at, substantially as rotating the arm 1/,and brake apparatus e, 0, herein shown and described. IO 0"", e e,and a", substantially as herein described. Dated thisllth day of November, 1887. 5. In combination with a torpedo, a wire,

f connecting the torpedo with a discharging JAMES OKELLY. ship or station and servingt-he double purpose BERNARD A. COLLINS. of a mechanically-propelling wire and'an elecr 5 tric conducting-wire to connect the steering- Witnesses:

regulating apparatus on the discharging ship J. B. MILLS, or stat-ion with that in the torpedo, snbsfnir 3. M. WHITE,

t-ially as herein described. Both of 23 Southampton Buildings, London. 

